Glen Bergeron, PhD., CAT(C)
Phone: 204.786.9190
Office: 3D10
Building: Duckworth Centre
Email: g.bergeron@uwinnipeg.ca
Biography:
Glen is a distinguished faculty member in the Gupta Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health at the University of Winnipeg. He has a BPE from University of Manitoba in 1973, an MSc from the University of Alberta in 1978 and a PhD from the University of Manitoba in 1992. He certified with the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association (CATA) in 1975. He has worked at many national and international events including five Olympic games; two World University Games, one Pan Am Games and a variety of world championships. Glen was most recently the Medical Lead for the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Manitoba. He was inducted into the CATA Hall of Fame in 1997. He is a member of the International Relations Committee of the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association, a Board Member of the Manitoba Medical Services Foundation and a member of the Manitoba Adult Concussion Network. He currently serves internationally as the President of the World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy.
Glen provides Athletic Therapy clinical services in the University of Winnipeg Athletic Therapy clinic two days per week. For an appointment call 204.786.9250.
Courses:
KIN 3502 Rehabilitation of Upper and Lower Limb Sport Injuries
KIN 4301 Applied Human Anatomy
Research Interests:
Glen's PhD research was on Patellofemoral pain of the knee. He is experienced with the treatment of back and neck pain. He also focuses on research and treatment of concussions and post-concussion syndrome.
Publications:
Bergeron GL. Incidence, awareness, and reporting of sport-related concussions in Manitoba high schools. Canadian journal of neurological sciences / journal canadien des sciences neurologiques. 2019;46(04):443-450. doi:10.1017/cjn.2019.58
Frank, E, O’Connor, S., Bergeron, G., & Gardner, G., International Athletic Training and Therapy: Comparing partners in the Mutual Recognition Agreement. (approved for publication January 2019)
Caine D, Bergeron G, Goodwin B, Thomas J, Caine C, Dyck K, Steinfeld S, Andre S,. A survey of injuries affecting pre-professional ballet dancers. Journal of dance medicine & science. 2016;20(3):115-126. doi:10.12678/1089-313X.20.3.115
Lafave, M.R., Bergeron, G., Klassen, C., Valdez, D., McKenzie, K., Parr, K., Elliot, J., Streed, K., Peeler, J., Orecchio, E., DeMont, R. (2016). Consensus Statements from the Canadian Athletic Therapists' Association (CATA) Education Task Force. Athletic Training Education Journal. Vol. 11(1), pp.5-9. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/11015
Caine D, Ph.D., Goodwin B, Ph.D., Caine CG, Ph.D., Bergeron G, Ph.D., CAT (C) Epidemiological Review of Injury in Young Pre-Professional Ballet Dancers. Journal of Dance Medicine & Science • Volume 19, Number 4, 2015
Bergeron, G., Larivière, C., Sullivan, P., The Role of Kinesiologists and the Promotion of Physical Activity and Exercise in the Canadian Health Care System, A position paper endorsed and published by the Canadian Council of Physical Education and Kinesiology Administrators (CCUPEKA) October 2014
Lafave, M.R., Bergeron, G. (2014). Building Professional Competence by Design or Just Marking Time: What direction are we heading with practical athletic therapy/training education in Canada? Athletic Training Education Journal (Vol. 9(2) pp. 59 - 63).
French Publication
Bergeron, G., Larivière, C., Sullivan, P., The Role of Kinesiologists and the Promotion of Physical Activity and Exercise in the Canadian Health Care System, A position paper endorsed and published by the Canadian Council of Physical Education and Kinesiology Administrators (CCUPEKA) October 2014
Lafave, M. R., Bergeron, G., Building Professional Competence by Design or Just Marking Time: Suggestions for Educational Reform in Athletic Therapy Education in Canada, Athletic Training Education Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, April, 2014
Ready, A.E., G. Bergeron, B. Naimark, S.L. Boreskie, J. Ducas, J.V Sawatzky and D.T. Drinkwater. Incidence and Determinants of Injuries Sustained by Older Women During a Walking Program, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, Vol 7, Number 1, January 1999.
Ready, A.E., G. Bergeron, B. Naimark, S.L. Boreskie, J. Ducas, J.V Sawatzky and D.T. Drinkwater. Injury rate and determinants in older women in walking programs: effect of exercise frequency. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 27(5):S195, 1995. Presented at the American College of Sports Medicine, Minneapolis, May, 1995.
Bergeron, G., Therapeutic Massage, The Journal of The Canadian Athletic Therapist Association, 9(2) Issue 23, Summer, 1982.
Bergeron, G., First Aid in the school, The Stopwatch, The Publication of the Physical Education Council of the New Brunswick Teacher's Association, XI (3), May, 1983
Bergeron, G., First Aid in the school, The Stopwatch, The Publication of the Physical Education Council of the New Brunswick Teacher's Association, XII (1), September, 1983.
Bergeron, G., Tennis Elbow - On the Squash Court? Squash Manitoba Newsletter, October, 1983.
Bergeron, G., Medical Legal Opinions: The Athletic Therapist Responsibility, The Journal of The Canadian Athletic Therapist Association, April, 1990